Brookfield police discover identity of dead man

Published 7:00 pm, Thursday, November 29, 2007

However, the identity of the man is being withheld pending notification of the man's next of kin. Police said the man was identified by his fingerprints.

A spokesperson at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said the man's cause of death is also pending results of the autopsy and toxicology reports.

The dead man is described as a 30-year-old, clean-shaven black male with a shaved head who was about 5 feet 6 inches tall. His body was found early Wednesday morning by a passing motorist in a grassy area near a clothing donation box located in an area that straddles the Brookfield-New Milford town line.

The Rev. Frank Santora of Faith Church said his staff was alerted and ready to offer consolation to anyone who might have been acquainted or related to the man.

Police said an empty prescription bottle was found in the vicinity, but it may not have belonged to the victim.

Brookfield police were alerted to the scene at about 8:06 a.m. Wednesday and the State Police Major Crime Squad was called in to help process the scene and collect evidence.

Major Jay Purcell said the Brookfield police have received no missing person report, but police departments across the state have been alerted.

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Anyone with any information is asked to contact Brookfield police at (203) 775-2575 or (203) 740-4123.